A level Business

There are a number of specific subject entry requirements, please visit our website to review the courses and entry requirements or alternatively please contact the Sixth Form for specific details.

*Please choose 3 subject courses from different blocks, you will automatically be added to Maths or English resit classes on enrolment if you do not achieve required 4 in Maths or English Lit/Lang but you must still meet requirements for entry per subject.

AQA A Level 7132
QAN 601/4336/8

What will I study?
There are ten areas of study - 6 in Year 12:
What is business?
Managers, leadership and decision making
Decision making to improve marketing performance
Decision making to improve operational performance
Decision making to improve financial performance
Decision making to improve human resource performance
A further 4 areas in Year 13:
Analysing the strategic position of a business
Choosing strategic direction
Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies
Managing strategic change

HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?
The course is assessed entirely by examination. There are three examinations for A Level. The examinations combine a range of stimulus response questions from multiple-choice through to short essay style answers, some based upon stimulus material that is read at the start of the examination.

What will I need to study this course?                                                                                                   Through this qualification, students will develop knowledge and skills relevant to the business world through practical learning. They will begin to understand a range of business specialisms through investigating different functions of business. Students will develop communication, planning and team-working as a feature of classroom practice and activity.

Where next?
After successfully completing a Level 3 course, students can progress to a wide range of HND or Degree courses in Business. There are also a range of training and vocational opportunities available.